The vote in Saxony could be a turning point for all of Europe. It risks isolating Poland and spinning it into a loop of fear. The German Catholics need to step in to prevent a major crisis. The week leading up to the election in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt (September 6) begins with a […]
The Mediterranean Sea needs to regain some unity of purpose to confront the present and future migration waves that could scuttle Europe forever Recent events in Ceuta, where many thousands of migrants breached Spain’s borders (and thus also those of the EU) after swimming across the stretch of sea separating Morocco from the Spanish enclave, […]
The Estonian Supreme Court rejected the petition filed by President Alar Karis challenging the constitutionality of the Churches Act. In its June 8 ruling, the Court acknowledged the petition’s merit but stated that, when interpreted strictly, the law is not unconstitutional (by a vote of 11 to 6). The bill was approved by Parliament on […]
Are the new “regime change” policies an existential challenge to the organization, shifting it from a defensive mechanism to something else? NATO’s violation of the Tenth Commandment: “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s goods.” The word regime is a negative term for government or administration, which are neutral, ordinary terms. When action is pending or […]
Faced with the landslide victory of the opposition (Tisza, led by Péter Magyar) over the former majority (Fidesz, led by Viktor Orbán), Hungary’s Christian Churches are expressing a certain embarrassment (12 April). The Catholic Church in particular — with approximately 3 million faithful out of a population of 10 million — had been extensively favored […]
Wars, challenges, and the US’s flamboyant rhetoric all push Europe to reconsider a joint security mechanism within NATO. Here is a possible path. The subject of European defense has undoubtedly always been — and has become even more so in the wake of recent events — one of the most complex and difficult topics to […]
The potential loss of Orban in Hungary could trigger a series of events that might alter the continent. On April 13, the day after the Hungarian parliamentary elections, Europe could turn a new page. Less than two weeks before the vote, the opposition to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, led by the Tisza Party, is clearly […]
